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Where does “enneastyle” come from?

enneastyle (English) comes from English -style, from Ancient Greek στῦλος, from Ancient Greek ἄνθος, from Proto-Hellenic ántʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éndʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

enneastyle (English): Having nine columns

Definitions

  1. Having nine columns

Ancestry of “enneastyle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-stylecolumn; forming adjectives
2Ancient Greekστῦλοςpillar, column, support
3Ancient Greekἄνθοςflower, blossom, bloom; froth, scum; bloom, peak
4Proto-Hellenicántʰosflower, blossom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éndʰosbloom
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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